BACKGROUND

Background: The Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace (CICP) is an independent, neutral, and non-partisan research institute based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Since its formation in 1994 as an independent, non-governmental organization in Phnom-Penh, CICP has been conducting research, organizing forums, and developing strategies in regional integration and economic development. CICP’s mission is take part in the building of Cambodia and the region through strategic thinking.
The aim of CICP is to cultivate broader interests concerning the development of Cambodia and to promote wider attention among a vast community of scholars to engage in research within the fields of political science, diplomacy, history, and socio-economics in order to better understand the current and future prospects of Cambodia, Southeast Asia and Asia as a whole.